The OD Academy (owned and operated by The Beechfield Partnership)

Terms and Conditions

Privacy policy – for your data protection

This privacy policy explains how we use any information from you as you use this website, including our use of cookies. The OD Academy (and its owners, The Beechfield Partnership) are committed to protecting and preserving the privacy of our visitors when visiting our website and communicating with us.

This policy from time to time. Please check back on this page to ensure you know and are happy with any changes.

Continued use of the website and membership implies acceptance of the policy.

How do we collect information?

The OD Academy (and The Beechfield Partnership) collects and processes data about you. This includes when:

  • information is collected from members to ensure you receive relevant information
  • you provide information to us by filling in your personal details on our website pages to become a member (www.odacademy.org.uk)
  • you sign up to receive email confirmations, newsletters and event booking confirmations
  • you complete surveys that we use for the benefit of member research
  • you pay for membership fees or any other products/services from OD Academy
  • you visit our website, leaving information about your computer and your visits
  • you contact us via phone, email, in person and when we keep your contact details as a result

The information is used to manage member access and offer you the option to subscribe to any of our member events. You may choose to opt-out of these at your discretion.

Financial Transactions from Membership Fees?

If you sign-up to membership, your card information is not held by us, it is collected by our third-party payment processor, Stripe, who specialise in the secure capture and processing of on-line debit/credit card transactions. If you have any questions regarding secure transactions, please contact us.

Payments made to the OD Academy, will be credited to The Beechfield Partnership’s business account. The Beechfield Partnership are legally responsible for the running and operation of the OD Academy.

NB. The Partners at The Beechfield Partnership have determined that a percentage of the post-tax profit from the fees will be used to pay selected people who financially were impacted by the forced closure of The Institute for Organisational Development.

How is your information used?

As a site visitor or member we may use your information:

  • to provide you with information relating to membership of the OD Academy, information related to our website, your membership, or the registration of events;
  • to provide you with information on other services that we feel may be of interest to you in line with those you have previously expressed an interest in via our website or events;
  • to seek your ideas, feedback or comments on the services we provide to you as a member;
  • for either member or internal purposes including statistical capture and analysis or survey purposes, site performance and evaluation to improve our website;
  • to administer your membership and this website;

NB. As a member we have obligations to ensure all our members receive certain information, including matters relating to use of personal data (under our GDPR Policy – see below) and governance.

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We will hold your personal information on our systems for as long as it is necessary for the relevant activity.

As an online membership subscription community, you are not required to sign a contract for access to the membership services provided. Your payment confirmation and amount determines that these services can be accessed for the duration of the cover to which your membership period relates.

Ongoing Contact with Members

As a member of the OD Academy, once you’ve signed up and paid your fees, you’ll continue to receive emails from us.

You can click unsubscribe at the bottom of these emails to stop receiving them, however, opting out of any promotional emails will not stop all communication from us.

Protecting and access to your information?

We will not sell, share or lease the personal information we collect about you with any third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so.

We are required to share some of your personal details with partners who act on our behalf to provide you with Member benefits. They will not use your details for marketing purposes.

We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting.

Security precautions in place to protect you and your information

When you give us personal information, we take steps to ensure that it’s treated securely on all our systems. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place dedicated electronic procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of the OD Academy website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone.

You have a right to complain to the Information Commissioners Office if you believe there is a problem with the way the OD Academy (and its owners and operators) are handling your data.

Use of cookies – please see our dedicated page for further information here

Other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest (e.g. The Beechfield Partnership). In this specific instance, we do have control of The Beechfield Partnership Website.

However, with all other website links on our sites, once you have used these links and left our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website.

Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

How do I opt out from receiving information?

You have the choice about whether or not you wish to receive information from us. If you no longer want to receive direct marketing communications from us then you can change your preferences or completely unsubscribe in one of the following ways:

  • Click here to manage your preferences
  • Click the ‘unsubscribe’ or ‘change preferences’ link at the bottom of newsletters and emails sent to you
  • Email us at [email protected]
Website terms and conditions

If you continue to browse and use this website, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy oversee and guide the OD Academy and its owners and operator’s (The Beechfield Partnership) relationship with you in relation to this website. If you disagree with any part of these terms and conditions, please do not use our website.

The OD Academy, The Beechfield Partnership or any reference to ‘us’ or ‘we’ refers to the owners of the website whose business address is c/o The Beechfield Partnership, PO Box 294, York YO42 9BF. The Beechfield Partnership is a legal entity trading as a Partnership. VAT Registration No: 358 0592 78

A full list of the partners is available by writing to the address stated above.

The term ‘you’ refers to the user or viewer of our website.

The use of this website is subject to the following terms of use:

  • The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice.
  • This website uses cookies to monitor browsing preferences. If you do allow cookies to be used, personal information may be stored by us for use.
  • Neither we, nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose.
  • You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by UK law.
  • Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements.
  • This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions.
  • All trademarks reproduced in this website, which are not the property of, or licensed to the operator, are acknowledged on the website.
  • Unauthorised use of this website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence.
  • From time to time, this website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s).

Your use of this website and any dispute arising out of such use of the website is subject to the laws of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Website disclaimer

The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by The OD Academy (and The Beechfield Partnership). We endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct. However, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, expressed or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore, strictly at your own risk.

In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.

Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, the OD Academy (or The Beechfield Partnership) takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.

Copyright notice

This website and its content is the copyright of The OD Academy (and its owners and operators, The Beechfield Partnership) ©.

The OD Academy (and The Beechfield Partnership) 2021. All rights are reserved.

Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited other than the following:

  • you may print or download to a local hard disk extracts for your personal and non-commercial use only
  • you may copy the content to individual third parties for their personal use, but only if you acknowledge the website as the source of the material

You may not, except with our express written permission, distribute or commercially exploit the content. Nor may you transmit it or store it in any other website or other form of electronic storage or retrieval system.

If You’re Unhappy – making a complaint

If you are unhappy or choose to make a complaint, please email in writing to [email protected] and head your email as Complaint in the subject line. We will acknowledge your email as being received in the first instance and then be in touch within 7 -14 days regarding your complaint.